History: Soon after arriving on the
planet Earth, the Martian Masters learnedthat they could survive
off of human flesh. They particularly enjoyed the taste of human
infants, so they arranged to have the Death-Birth facility built.
The facility served as a prison for humans captured by their
agents. The prisoners were then paired together, one male, with
one female, and given new Adam and Eve numbers. The sole purpose
of the Adams and Eves were to provide a steady flow of human
infants for the Martian Masters. The Adams and Eves were kept in
small pens and chained to the walls by their necks. The facility
was worked by humans who had agreed to serve the Masters in
exchange for being allowed to survive, and live in relative
freedom.

In addition to producing infants, certain
subjects were chosen for a variety of scientific experiments.
Among the survivors of these experiments were Mint Julep and
Volcana Ash.

(Amazing Adevntures#27-31) - Volcana Ash joined with Killraven
and his band of Freemen to assault and destroy the facility,
setting the inamtes free in the process. A number of former
agents for the Death-Birth facility followed them, attempting to
gain vengeance. However, they were virtually all killed in the
process.

COMMENTS: Created by Don McGregor and
Craig Russell.

CLARIFICATIONS: Atalon, the Fear Master,
has no connection to:

Fearmaster, of Earth-928, Darryl King, of
Alchemax and the Cyber-Nostra, @ Punisher2099#2.

Atalon, aka the Fear Master, was one of the Keepers of the
Adams and Eves. He was in charge of, among others, Adam and Eve
3, 031. He had an intense dislike for getting dirty, including a
fear of even being touched by others. He used his authority to
abuse his charges, frequently making them lick his boots in order
to clean the mud from them. When Death-Birth was destroyed,
Atalon joined the pursuit of the Freemen. In the final battle,
Adam 3, 031 threw mud in his face and punched him out, and then
Volcana killed him with a firebolt. He used a laser pistol, but I
don't think he had any superhuman powers.
--Amazing Adventures#27 (28, 29, 31

The Crucible
Guardians watched over the
Crucible Center, which contained the thermonuclear fusion
reactors which powered the facility. They attempted to stop
Volcana and Killraven and his band from blowing them up, butwere
overpowered. They used bladed weapons, and probably had laser
pistols as well.
--Amazing Adventures

The Death Breeders
were the primary workers at the facility. They served whatever
function was necessary, usually under the direction of a
supervisor, such as Atalon or the Sacrificer. A number of
Breeders used sky-sled devices to pursue the Freemen after the
destruction of Death-Birth. Those that weren't killed by the
Freemen were destroyed by the Devourer, a monster living in the
waters of Lake Michigan.
--Amazing Adventures#27 (28, 29, 31

The Keepers (not pictured)
performed specific types of training or experimentation on the
subjects/prisoners.

The Sacrificer (gynecologist Quarters) supervised gestation and
delivered the human infants of the Eves. He then prepared the
infants in a manner to please the Masters. He took great pleasure
in his work, and saw himself as an artist. In the final battle,
he was defeated by Killraven, and then crushed under the
collapsing arches of a former McDonald's restaurant. His right
hand was replaced by a multiple-bladed weapon, although he did
not possess significant fighting ability.
--Amazing Adventures#28 (29, 31

Adam and
Eve 3,031 were a pair of
inmates at Death-Birth. They were rescued just before Eve would
give birth, saving her infant from becoming a subject of the
Sacrificer and a meal of the Martian Masters. They were taken
away by the Freemen, and defended by them while Eve underwent
labor. Adam finally get his revenge on Atalon during the final
battle, and Eve delivered a healthy baby girl. They went off to
make their own destiny, joined by Volcana Ash.
--Amazing Adventures#27 (28, 29, 31